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  title info:
    non sort: A
    title: companion to the philosophy of science
  name:
    name part: Newton-Smith, W.
  type of resource: text
  genre: bibliography
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: mau
    place:
      place term: Malden, Mass
    publisher: Blackwell Publishers
    date issued: 2000
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: remote
    extent: 1 online resource (xvi, 576 pages) : illustrations
  abstract: "A Companion to the Philosophy of Science serves as both a course text and a reference book across the broad spectrum of issues of concern in the philosophy of science." "Taken as a whole, the volume provides an unparalleled survey of all the topical areas, major methods, and stances. With entries on important figures in the history of the philosophy of science, as well as a comprehensive account of areas of contemporary interest, this Companion is the most authoritative resource guide available in the philosophy of science."--Jacket
  table of contents: Axiomatization / F. Suppe -- Berkeley / M. Hughes -- Biology / P. Thompson -- Bohr / D. Murdoch -- Causation / P. Humphreys -- Cognitive approaches to science / R.N. Giere -- Computing / L. Burkholder -- Confirmation, paradoxes of / J.D. Trout -- Convention, role of / L. Sklar -- Craig's theorem / F. Suppe -- Darwin / S. Okasha -- Definitions / F. Suppe -- Descartes / T. Sorell -- Discovery / T. Nickles -- Dispositions and powers / R. Harré -- Einstein / C. Ray -- Evidence and confirmation / C. Howson -- Experiment / D.C. Gooding -- Explanation / W.H. Newton-Smith -- Feminist accounts of science / K. Okruhlik -- Feyerabend / J. Preston -- Galileo / R.E. Butts -- History, role in the philosophy of science / B. Larvor -- Holism / C. Hookway -- Hume / W.H. Newton-Smith -- Idealization / Y. Ben-Menahem -- Incommensurability / M.A. Khalidi -- Induction and the uniformity of nature / C. Howson -- Inference to the best explanation / P. Lipton.
  table of contents: Judgment, role in science / H.I. Brown -- Kuhn / R. Rorty -- Lakatos / T. Nickles -- Laws of nature / R. Harré -- Leibniz / W. Seager -- Locke / G.A.J. Rogers -- Logical empiricism / W.C. Salmon -- Logical positivism / C. Ray -- Mach / G. Wolters -- Mathematics, role in science / J.R. Brown -- Measurement / J.D. Trout -- Metaphor in science / E. Montuschi -- Metaphysics, role in science / W. Seager -- Mill / G. Scarre -- Models and analogies / M. Hesse -- Naturalism / R.N. Giere -- Natural kinds / J. Dupré -- Newton / R.S. Westfall -- Observation and theory / P. Achinstein -- Peirce / C. Misak -- Physicalism / W. Seager -- Popper / J. Watkins -- Pragmatic factors in theory acceptance / J. Worrall -- Probability / P. Percival -- Qualities, primary and secondary / G.A.J. Rogers -- Quantum mechanics / R. Healey -- Quine / L. Bergström -- Ramsey sentences / F. Suppe -- Realism and instrumentalism / J. Leplin -- Reductionism / J. Dupré -- Relativism / J.W. McAllister.
  table of contents: Russell / P.J. Hager -- Scientific change / D. Shapere -- Scientific methodology / G. Gutting -- Simplicity / E. Sober -- Social factors in science / J.R. Brown -- Social science, philosophy of / A. Rosenberg -- Space, time, and relativity / L. Sklar -- Statistical explanation / C.R. Hitchcock, W.C. Salmon -- Supervenience and determination / W. Seager -- Technology, philosophy of / M. Tiles -- Teleological explanation / A. Woodfield -- Theoretical terms: meaning and reference / P. Percival -- Theories / R.N. Giere -- Theory identity / F. Suppe -- Thought experiments / J.R. Brown -- Underdetermination of theory by data / W.H. Newton-Smith -- Unification of theories / J.W. McAllister -- The unity of science / C.A. Hooker -- Values in science / E. McMullin -- Verisimilitude / C. Brink -- Whewell / J. Wettersten.
  note: edited by W.H. Newton-Smith.
  note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
  note: English.
  subject:
    topic: Science
    topic: Philosophy
  classification: Q175.3 .C65 2000eb
  classification: 501
  classification: 08.35
  classification: CC 3100
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